Big Red Flix 80: Champagne In A Can

Welcome back for another episode of Big Red Flix, BigRedBarrel.com’s movie podcast. The crew is reunited (and it feels so good) to discuss The Hobbit, Lone Survivor, Blackfish, Big Star, The Lego Movie, and Captain Phillips.

Welcome back fellas! Glad to hear the gang is back together!
Stange to hear you’ve been re-listening to the starwars podcasts… I’ve just been going back and listening to them for the first time while waiting for you guys to post new episodes. I am almost to the prequels and waiting on baited breath for the dreaded “water core” I’ve heard so much about.
I would LOVE to hear a BKR about the Indian Jones trilogy + one, or perhaps Primer… because Primer (and it was fun enough hearing you guys jump around in Memento).
Lastly, to Yoshi: MOMENT! THERE IS NO ‘L’ IN THE WORD MOMENT. <3

Zombellic said
Laugh tracks never bothered me until I watched Arrested Development and Community now I always feel like a modern comedy with a laugh track is showing it’s fans a lack of respect.

On the flip side, the switch from the old Daily Show without a studio audience to the current version exemplifies how important hearing audience reaction is. I agree that Arrested Development is a shining example of how to create comedies without the need for a laugh track or audience, but at the same time I think any comedian would agree that the mood of a room plays a massive role in how well their routines go. I don’t think I’d ever want to watch a comedian’s bit without hearing an audience reacting to it. I understand that I’m talking about two different things: laugh track vs live audience, but for a show that doesn’t work as a standard play-style format (few locations that can be done on a stage with minimal video footage), having a laugh track can be a big help. Food for thought.

Vocal opposition to Mass Effect 3's ending is making the gaming community look like a laughing stock to people who have more important things to worry about than the conclusion of Shepard's three-game story.